4 Easy Steps to Strong Sweet Pepper Seedlings Ready to Produce "Forward" yields

Fireworks again, comrades Vegetable growers! Today on the agenda is the subtleties of growing bell pepper seedlings. And not weak blades, but strong and healthy seedlings "And crunch, and roll up!"

Pay attention to the temperature right from the start

Pepper is an extremely thermophilic culture, not much different in this criterion from its brother in greenhouses - tomato. And unhurried: without the compulsive help of a person, seeds can sprout up to 3-4 weeks. Therefore, BEFORE sowing, it is useful to soak them in water heated to 50 ° C for 20-30 minutes under a tightly closed lid.

Try to avoid hypothermia of the seed containers. He must stand on a warm table, shelf or windowsill, otherwise the germination process will be delayed. Blowing from the window? Comrade, do not skimp on insulation!

Confident growth of pepper seedlings is possible only at a comfortable temperature for caprice - not lower than 25 ° C. There is only one special time in their life when it is useful to reduce it to 18 ° C for 5 days: after germination. The coolness inhibits the growth of shoots, but the roots grow.

"Stop" organic fertilizers

Comrades who prefer to avoid the use of "chemistry", it is better to reconsider their attitude to mineral fertilizing. Organics give the growth of greenery. But seedlings that have grown enough roots in the first month of life will grow strong and healthy.

It is strange, but true: Liquid complex mineral fertilizers for indoor flowers are ideal for feeding pepper seedlings, where there is everything you need: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium and trace elements. Only the dosage should be reduced by 3 times.

Also, do not forget that among citizens who love organic matter, midges fly in seedlings more often than others. Not ready to poison the peppers with "chemistry"? Please use only wood ash.

Peppers are delicate plants and this is a fact.

Peppers hate to be disturbed by their roots. And this, comrades, leaves an imprint on the cultivation of pepper seedlings:

• It is better to immediately sow each seed into a personal 200 ml glass or other container in order to skip the first pick.
• In a container, seeds are sown away from each other to delay the seedling. The older the pepper seedling, the easier it will tolerate a pick.
• During the dive, try not to damage the roots and transfer the seedling with the maximum preserved earthy clod. Leave the pinching of the roots for the petunia, and the pepper sissy is unlikely to tolerate the procedure well.

I advise you to gradually sprinkle the earth on the stems of the seedlings: they will give additional roots. If you fill them with cotyledon leaves only during transplantation, there is a great risk of "lodging" of plants.

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